Beautification Awards

Thank you for recognizing your neighbors with Beautification Award nominations. In 2018, you can nominate a neigbor by clicking on this link.

Some 2017 Beautification Winners ...

Township Properties Are Recognized

Some well-kept properties simply stand out from the rest. A total of 17 stand-out properties -- including one business -- have been selected for 2017 Beautification Awards from the township's Visual Improvement Program Committee (VIP).

Winners are honored each October at a Washington Township Trustee meeting that includes a reception for winners and an awards presentation and slide show of the winning properties.

"The efforts of Beautification Award winners benefit the entire community by encouraging others to maintain attractive, well-kept neighborhoods," says Public Works Director Mike Wanamaker, staff liaison to the Visual Improvement Program Committee. "The awards are a way to say thank you to people who work hard to make their yards attractive."

Beautification Award recipients, who are nominated by members of the community, receive a matted and framed certificate with a photo of their property. The township's VIP Committee selects properties based on:

The use of flowers and landscaping

Maintenance

Overall curb appearance

How well the property stands out in the neighborhood.

Nominations are made by members of the community and winners are selected by the VIP Committee, a citizen committee established to help preserve and enhance natural beauty in the township. Members oversee public plantings, streetscape guidelines and other community beautification efforts.